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The scope of the radioactive release is nothing like the 1986 Chernobyl accident in Russia, nor do most experts expect that. Even a partial meltdown would not necessarily mean medical doom. During the Three Mile Island disaster in Pennsylvania in 1979,
Updated: 03/14/2011 06:22P
Disney employee injured on the job, dies
A Walt Disney World worker who had been hospitalized with a head injury following an accident at the Animal Kingdom theme park has died. The Orange County Sheriff's Office says 52-year-old Russell Roscoe died Monday, a day after he was taken to Orlando
Updated: 03/14/2011 06:22P
Japan nuclear crisis unlike Chernobyl - UN atom chief
The nuclear accident in which cooling systems broke down after the quake and tsunami, was the worst since the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine in 1986, provoking fears of a fuel meltdown and a major radiation leak. In Chernobyl, the explosion took place
Updated: 03/14/2011 06:22P
Quake-stricken Japan races to avert nuclear disaster
Japanese engineers are racing to prevent a meltdown at a stricken nuclear plant as rescue teams scramble to help the victims of a devastating earthquake and tsunami in which more than 10000 people are thought to have died.
Updated: 03/14/2011 06:22P
Bill calling for transit oversight reintroduced
The initial bill was crafted in 2009 in the wake of the deadly June 22 Fort Totten train crash that killed nine and injured dozens more. The crash in the nation's capital had highlighted the fact that transit systems don't face any national safety
Updated: 03/14/2011 06:21P
As prepared remarks of Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) — The Japanese
Mr. President, I would like to express my sympathy on behalf of the people of Tennessee to the people of Japan and the devastation they have experienced. I applaud the Administration and American people for their immediate response to offer assistance,
Updated: 03/14/2011 06:21P
Goldwater Institute settles with Coconino County over tea party T-shirts at
In essence, that would allow people to wear shirts or buttons as long as they don't urge a vote for or against a specific candidate, issue or political party. Goldwater sued after Flagstaff resident Diane Wickberg was forced to cover up her T-shirt
Updated: 03/14/2011 06:21P
LAPD officer convicted of sexual assault
Mecano, who had been free on bail, was taken into custody after the jury's verdict. He faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced April 14. A grand jury indictment alleged that Mecano told an 18-year-old woman in 2008 that he would not arrest
Updated: 03/14/2011 06:21P
Two MCS buses collide; no one injured
Mike Felton, transportation supervisor, said the cause of the accident is still under investigation by Monroe police. Bus No. 186 received damage to the rear of the bus but was still operable. Bus No. 104 received damage to the front hood and was towed
Updated: 03/14/2011 06:21P
As Japan nuclear reactor crisis goes on, experts see little health risk from
The scope of the radioactive release is nothing like the 1986 Chernobyl accident in Russia, nor do most experts expect that. Even a partial meltdown would not necessarily mean medical doom. During the Three Mile Island disaster in Pennsylvania in 1979,
Updated: 03/14/2011 06:21P
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